Madrid highway collision leaves mother and two daughters seriously injured

A woman in her 40s and her two 13-year-old daughters were hospitalized with potentially serious injuries following a collision on the A-2 highway near Hortaleza, Madrid. The accident occurred around 5:00 PM on Tuesday at kilometer 6 of the highway, heading toward Madrid.

The collision involved a passenger car striking the rear of an EMT Madrid line 115 bus that was stopped at a service road bus stop. The impact was severe enough to trap all three occupants inside the car, requiring intervention from the Madrid City Fire Department to extricate them.

Emergency medical services from Samur-Protección Civil treated the victims at the scene for various traumas. The mother suffered a leg fracture. Following stabilization, all three were transported to the Hospital de La Paz. The Guardia Civil is investigating the circumstances of the crash, and the incident caused traffic delays in the Canillejas area.